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澳门六合彩开奖预测 Briefs House Staff on Transportation Reauthorization

With Congress on a two-week break, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 and other transportation stakeholders took the opportunity to brief congressional staff on the importance of passing a surface transportation reauthorization bill.聽 The briefing, which was sponsored by the 澳门六合彩开奖预测-led Transportation Construction Coalition and the Americans for Transportation Mobility, provided nearly 60 staff members the basics of why a multi-year bill is critical to the health of our construction industry and our economy as a whole. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 chief economist Ken Simonson provided the group with data showing economic indicators showing historically low costs for highway construction.聽 Simonson stressed that Congress should act now on a multi-year bill to take advantage of the current construction market conditions. In addition, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 detailed to the group the impact of federal infrastructure investment on jobs and our economy.聽The group was also updated on the current state of the Highway Trust Fund and the need to provide additional revenue in order to meet our current surface transportation needs. As 澳门六合彩开奖预测 works with the House and Senate committees as they craft the next authorization bill, we will continue to educate all Members of Congress on the need to act expeditiously on a multi-year surface transportation bill. For more information, contact Sean O鈥橬eill at (202) 547-8892 or oneills@agc.org.